zoetrope









zoetrope


noun

  1. a device for giving an illusion of motion, consisting of a slitted drum that, when whirled, shows a succession of images placed opposite the slits within the drum as one moving image.

noun

  1. a cylinder-shaped toy with a sequence of pictures on its inner surface which, when viewed through the vertical slits spaced regularly around it while the toy is rotated, produce an illusion of animation
n.

1867, literally “wheel of life,” from Greek zoe “life” (see zoo) + trope “turn” (see trope).

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